Publication was to have been in ten volumes, only four published?

English translation: One thousand shells in life color [or] Illustrations of a thousand shells

Explanation of plates in English and Japanese

Printed on accordion-folded, double leaves (fukurotoji)

Plates are hand-colored

Includes bibliographical references

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SCNHRB has two copies, both probably incomplete

SCNHRB c. 1 (39088013485768, 39088013485800) stamped on t.p.'s: Smithsonian Institution National Museum Feb 19 1916 [ms. acc. no.] 234171

SCNHRB c. 1 (v. 2 & 3) & c. 2 (v. 1-3) bound in original orange silk cloth covers, printed paper label with gold flecks on front cover; copy 2, v. 2 & 3 with original paper slipcases

SCNHRB c. 2 (39088013485842, 39088013485883, 39088013485925) with bookplates of William Healey Dall, Division of Mollusks Sectional Library. Blind-embossed stamps: U.S. National Museum, Division of Mollusks Dall Collection

4 volumes, double leaves of plates : 26 cm

This publication was originally planned to consist of ten volumes, although only four volumes were published. See Calomon, Paul. "Dates of publication of Yochiro Hirase's Kai Chigusa." The nautilus, 118 (2004), pages 175-176, for more information on the publishing history of this work

The plates are hand-colored

digitized BHLDP 20130430

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